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7,11

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-11

अथ वा भरतश्रेष्ठ निर्जित्य युधि पाण्डवान् ।
राज्यांशं प्रतिदत्त्वा च सौभ्रात्रं कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥११॥
11. atha vā bharataśreṣṭha nirjitya yudhi pāṇḍavān ,
rājyāṁśaṁ pratidattvā ca saubhrātraṁ kartumicchasi.
11. atha vā bharataśreṣṭha nirjitya yudhi pāṇḍavān
rājyāṃśam pratidattvā ca saubhrātram kartum icchasi
11. atha vā bharataśreṣṭha yudhi pāṇḍavān nirjitya
rājyāṃśam pratidattvā ca saubhrātram kartum icchasi
11. Or, O best of Bharatas, do you desire to establish brotherhood after conquering the Pāṇḍavas in battle and then returning their share of the kingdom?

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - or then (introducing an alternative) (now, then, moreover, or)
  • वा (vā) - or, either, like
  • भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Vocative address to Duryodhana. (O best of Bharatas)
  • निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered, having defeated
  • युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight
  • पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas
  • राज्यांशम् (rājyāṁśam) - share of the kingdom, royal portion
  • प्रतिदत्त्वा (pratidattvā) - having given back, having returned
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सौभ्रात्रम् (saubhrātram) - brotherhood, good fellowship, fraternal affection
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to establish (brotherhood) (to do, to make, to perform)
  • इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - or then (introducing an alternative) (now, then, moreover, or)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often combined with 'vā' for 'or else'.
वा (vā) - or, either, like
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with 'atha' to mean 'or else'.
भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Vocative address to Duryodhana. (O best of Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha
bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bharatas, foremost among the descendants of Bharata
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreṣṭha)
  • bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata clan
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
    adjective (masculine)
    Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).
Note: Refers to Duryodhana.
निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered, having defeated
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from prefix 'nir-' + root 'ji' (to conquer) + suffix '-tvā' (which becomes '-ya' after a prefix).
Prefix: nir
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: The agent is Duryodhana, implicit from 'icchasi'.
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
Root: yudh (class 4)
पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas (plural)
Derived from 'Pāṇḍu' with a patronymic suffix.
Note: Object of 'nirjitya'.
राज्यांशम् (rājyāṁśam) - share of the kingdom, royal portion
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rājyāṃśa
rājyāṁśa - share of the kingdom, royal portion, kingdom's share
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājya+aṃśa)
  • rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, kingship
    noun (neuter)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
  • aṃśa – share, portion, part
    noun (masculine)
    Root: aṃś (class 1)
Note: Object of 'pratidattvā'.
प्रतिदत्त्वा (pratidattvā) - having given back, having returned
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from prefix 'prati-' + root 'dā' (to give) + suffix '-tvā'.
Prefix: prati
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: The agent is Duryodhana, implicit from 'icchasi'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सौभ्रात्रम् (saubhrātram) - brotherhood, good fellowship, fraternal affection
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saubhrātra
saubhrātra - brotherhood, good fellowship, fraternal affection, friendship
Derived from 'su-bhrātṛ' (good brother) + suffix '-a' forming an abstract noun.
Note: Object of 'kartum'.
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to establish (brotherhood) (to do, to make, to perform)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix '-tum'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Governs 'saubhrātram'.
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.